Archinect - News2016-12-09T10:49:06-05:00http://archinect.com/news/article/149954705/alphabet-s-secret-plan-to-overhaul-public-transport-in-the-us
Alphabet's secret plan to overhaul public transport in the US Nicholas Korody2016-06-28T20:07:00-04:00>2016-07-02T21:27:27-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/u0/u0tuldjs4kgl7w8j.jpg" width="620" height="372" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Sidewalk Labs, a secretive subsidiary of Alphabet, wants to radically overhaul public parking and transportation in American cities, emails and documents obtained by the Guardian reveal.
Its high-tech services, which it calls &ldquo;new superpowers to extend access and mobility&rdquo;, could make it easier to drive and park in cities and create hybrid public/private transit options that rely heavily on ride-share services such as Uber.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>"But they might also gut traditional bus services and require cities to invest heavily in Google&rsquo;s own technologies, experts fear."</em></p><p>In related news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149938711/google-s-sidewalk-labs-contemplates-building-an-entire-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google's Sidewalk Labs contemplates building an entire city</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/147883279/u-s-says-computers-qualify-as-drivers-in-google-s-autonomous-vehicles-won-t-even-have-to-go-to-the-dmv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. says computers qualify as drivers in Google's autonomous vehicles; won't even have to go to the DMV</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149947827/google-launches-waze-carpool-with-cost-neutral-pricing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google launches Waze Carpool with cost-neutral pricing</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149946004/google-to-announce-a-voice-activated-smart-home-device" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google to announce a voice-activated, smart home device</a></li></ul>http://archinect.com/news/article/149947827/google-launches-waze-carpool-with-cost-neutral-pricing
Google launches Waze Carpool with cost-neutral pricing Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2016-05-26T18:46:00-04:00>2016-06-02T01:29:23-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/4a/4a55oiexfqtfwcbd.jpg" width="640" height="358" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>The pilot program is limited to about 25,000 employees of companies including Walmart and Adobe Systems... Waze will match riders with drivers already heading along similar routes during the morning and evening rush hours. [...]
Waze Carpool is charging riders just $0.54 a mile, which is also what the IRS recommends companies reimburse their employees per mile for business-related travel. &ldquo;Waze Carpool focuses on covering costs, not generating an income,&rdquo; the company explains.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Google purchased Waze, the Israeli GPS-based navigation system with real-time travel details submitted by users, in 2013 for $1.15B. With a fleet of already operating autonomous vehicles, Google stands to leverage its Waze transit data in big ways for an autonomous taxi service that could hit companies like Uber and Lyft hard.</p><p>That $0.54 rate for the Carpool rides is also significant because it won't lead to the same insurance-scrutiny that has plagued other ridesharing companies:</p><p><em>Waze Carpool&rsquo;s $0.54 rate is also important from a regulatory standpoint. As Waze explains, car insurance policies in states including California typically cover &ldquo;not for profit, share-the-expense carpooling.&rdquo; By framing its operations that way, Waze Carpool may be able to avoid the scrutiny around insurance coverage that has at times sidelined Uber and Lyft.</em></p><p>Related on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="Women-only Uber alternatives face pushback from antidiscrimination laws" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149937269/women-only-uber-alternatives-face-pushback-from-antidiscrimination-laws" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women-only Uber alternatives face pushback from antidiscrimination laws</a></li><li><a title="Google, Uber, Lyft, Ford and Volvo join forces to lobby for autonomous vehicles" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149942771/google-uber-lyft-ford-and-volvo-join-forces-to-lobby-for-autonomous-vehicles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google, Uber, Lyft, Ford and Volvo join forces to lobby for ...</a></li></ul>http://archinect.com/news/article/149938711/google-s-sidewalk-labs-contemplates-building-an-entire-city
Google's Sidewalk Labs contemplates building an entire city Julia Ingalls2016-04-06T12:49:00-04:00>2016-08-11T14:37:17-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/zq/zqecbknj7qxfek06.jpg" width="650" height="434" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>The Information notes that building a city could allow Sidewalk Labs to &ldquo;rethink government, social policy, and data-driven management.&rdquo; [CEO Dan] Doctoroff explained that &ldquo;thinking about a city from the Internet up is really compelling,&rdquo; while also noting that &ldquo;cities are hard. You have people with vested interest, politics, physical space&hellip;But the technology ultimately cannot be stopped.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs joins the rarefied stable of companies potentially looking to expand from an initial service (in this case, improved WiFi access and traffic flow in cities) into a fully-fledged social experimentation machine. Will they build 21st century company towns or create a genuinely new, technology-based approach to living?</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/rf/rffzsyjf6qcir55f.jpg"></p><p>Here's a round-up of other mass-scale experimental projects:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149935208/can-wework-re-engineer-the-spatial-dynamics-of-society" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can WeWork re-engineer the spatial dynamics of society?</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149935277/kalasatama-finland-goes-carless-and-yes-there-s-an-app-for-that" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kalasatama, Finland goes carless (and yes, there's an app for that)</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149513997/foster-partners-unveils-future-refuelling-network-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foster + Partners unveils future refuelling network design</a></li></ul>http://archinect.com/news/article/116677123/win-a-copy-of-archibet-by-federico-babina
Win a copy of "Archibet" by Federico Babina! Justine Testado2014-12-26T13:00:00-05:00>2015-01-04T18:19:28-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/yl/ylz8q17pdvghz6e8.jpg" width="650" height="433" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>Architect and graphic designer&nbsp;<a href="http://federicobabina.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Federico Babina</a> has become popular for his whimsical <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/385034/federico-babina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">illustration series</a> that fuse together his love for architecture and drawing. This includes his "Archibet" series, where famous modernist and contemporary architects like Alvar Aalto, Luis Barrag&aacute;n, Herzog de Meuron, Quincy Jones, Mies van der Rohe, and Zaha Hadid are rendered as each letter of the alphabet in their signature architectural styles. Starting on January 20, Archibet will be widely available as a binded collection of postcards through <a href="http://laurenceking.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurence King Publishing</a>.</p><p>But guess what, five Archinectors can get their hands on a copy of Archibet before it's out in stores.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/bv/bvml82buqclyrzxn.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ln/lnwerqyzy8ist11z.jpg"><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/rg/rglyi90zyud2nsua.jpg"></p><p><strong>TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:</strong> First, have a look at the entire Archibet series <a href="http://federicobabina.com/ARCHIBET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Then in the comment section below, say which architect and for what letter that <em>you</em> would include in the Archibet.</p><p>Giveaway ends January 2, 2015. Five winners will be selected at random. Good luck!</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/90929498/archibet-if-architects-designed-an-alphabet
"Archibet": if architects designed an alphabet... Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-01-10T19:35:00-05:00>2014-01-13T17:39:58-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/6b/6bqezn5ccnk5kipj.jpg" width="650" height="919" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
The Barcelona-based illustrator responsible for&nbsp;<a href="http://federicobabina.com/ARCHICINE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archicine</a> and <a href="http://federicobabina.com/ARCHIPIXEL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archipixel</a>, Federico Babina, has created a whimsical alphabet in the style of 26 particularly inspiring architects. For&nbsp;<a href="http://federicobabina.com/ARCHIBET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archibet</a>, Babina modeled each letter after an architect with that shared initial. The Guggenheim wraps around a leg of "W" (is for Wright); wood and colorful panels form a grid in the shape of an "E" (for Eames). The references are as diverse as the architectures, but Babina's style beams overall as colorful, retro, almost <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Bass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saul Bass</a>-ish.</p>
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Seeing the alphabet all together as a composite "Archibet City" is another surreal treat, and a snapshot of architectural history.</p>
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You can check out the rest of the Archibet and all of&nbsp;<strong>Federico Babina</strong>'s work here: <a href="http://federicobabina.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://federicobabina.com/</a></p>
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The ABC of Architects ~ this is so great! Paul Petrunia2013-01-08T14:37:00-05:00>2013-01-09T10:00:34-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/we/weeh7wm84rl2u6j1.jpg" width="650" height="365" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>This work is an alphabetical list of the most important architects with their best known building.
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